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Last Updated: Monday, September 25, 2023, 9:47 am
RAC, Board meeting agendas, materials & minutes
Regional Advisory Council and Wildlife Board meeting agendas mirror one another. Action items on the agenda are voted on by the RACs and the Board. Wildlife Board meetings usually occur a few weeks after the Northern, Central, Northeastern, Southeastern and Southern RAC meetings.
Download the 2023 and 2024 RAC and Board meeting schedule.
Previous RAC and Board Meetings
September
August
Wildlife Board meeting — Aug. 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
Read the memorandum about the proposed permit allocations for the 2024 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo and the audit of the 2023 Expo permit program.
Also see Director J Shirley's DWR update from the Aug. 17 meeting.
Wildlife Board & Regional Advisory Council orientation — Aug. 16, 2023, 10 a.m.
May/June
Wildlife Board meeting — June 8, 2023, 9 a.m.
Additional proposed rule amendments:
RAC meetings
Proposals
Utah wild turkey management plan
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Wild turkey recommendations for 2023–25
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Upland game guidebook and rules for 2023–25
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Waterfowl rule and swan hunt recommendations
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Pen-reared gamebird rules
VIDEO
Avery Cook Upland Game Project Leader Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
The collection, importation and possession of animals in Utah
VIDEO
Charles Lyons Assistant Attorney General State of Utah
Documents
CWMU variance requests for 2023
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Desert tortoise translocation
VIDEO
Ann McLuckie Wildlife Biologist Southern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Parowan Front WMA habitat management plan
VIDEO
Stan Gurley Farm Bill Biologist Southern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
April/May
Wildlife Board meeting — May 4, 2023, 9 a.m.
RAC meetings
Note: The Southern Region RAC meeting agenda items are in a slightly different order .
Proposals
Buck deer permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Once-in-a-lifetime permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Rusty Robinson Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Bull elk permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Antlerless permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
CWMU rule change
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Changes to the "Taking Big Game" rule
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Technology and hunting recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Derrick Ewell Wildlife Biologist Northeastern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
April
Wildlife Board work session — April 11, 2023, 9 a.m.
December/January
Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 3, 2023, 9 a.m.
RAC meetings
Proposals
Utah prairie dog conservation strategy
VIDEO
Kim Hersey Mammal Conservation Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Segments
0:00 — About Utah prairie dogs
2:40 — Recovery
5:41 — Distribution
7:20 — Delisting
9:56 — Conservation strategy
18:44 — Public outreach
20:44 — Next steps
Documents
Black bear proposals for 2023
VIDEO
Darren DeBloois Game Mammals Program Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Segments
0:00 — Overview
0:57 — 2021–22 season summary
3:54 — Black bear management plan review
9:05 — Recommended management plan changes
14:05 — Management plan parameters
15:37 — Recommended Administrative Rule changes
20:54 — Recommended hunting structure changes
Documents
Furbearer recommendations for 2023–24
VIDEO
Darren DeBloois Game Mammals Program Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Cougar recommendations for 2023–24
VIDEO
Darren DeBloois Game Mammals Program Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
November/December
Wildlife Board meeting — Dec. 1, 2022, 9 a.m.
RAC meetings
Proposals
2022–32 Utah statewide elk management plan
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Segments
0:00 — Introduction, committee process, current elk plan success and challenges
15:22 — Proposed habitat and population strategies
23:25 — Proposed general season and youth recreation strategies
31:45 — Proposed general season and youth recreation strategies
48:29 — Proposed rule changes
Documents
2023–24 once-in-a-lifetime hunts
VIDEO
Dr. Rusty Robinson Once-in-a-Lifetime Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
2023–24 big game hunting seasons and key dates
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
2022 Technology Committee recommendations
VIDEO
Gabe Patterson Fish Lake Crew Sergeant Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
2023 CWMU and LOA recommendations
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
September
Wildlife Board meeting — Sept. 29, 2022, 9 a.m.
RAC meetings
Proposals
Proposed changes to the 2023 Utah fishing guidebook
VIDEO
Randy Oplinger Coldwater Sportfish Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Henry Mountains Bison Management Plan
VIDEO
Guy Wallace Southeastern Region Wildlife Manager Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Landowner permits: Recommended changes to Administrative Rule R657-43
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Strawberry Reservoir Fishery Management Plan
VIDEO
Alan Ward Strawberry Reservoir Project Manager Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Past RAC and Board meetings
See an archive of past RAC and Board meetings